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Mameyal
Barrio
Parchola Beach in Mameyal
Parchola Beach in Mameyal
Location of Mameyal within the municipality of Dorado shown in red
Location of Mameyal within the municipality of Dorado shown in red
Mameyal is located in Caribbean
Mameyal
Mameyal
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Dorado
Area
 • Total 3.47 sq mi (9.0 km2)
 • Land 2.66 sq mi (6.9 km2)
 • Water 0.81 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 11
 • Density 4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code
00646

Mameyal is a small area or barrio in the town of Dorado, Puerto Rico. In 2010, only 11 people lived there.

History of Mameyal

How Puerto Rico Became Part of the U.S.

Puerto Rico used to belong to Spain. After the Spanish–American War, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This happened because of a peace agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898.

Puerto Rico then became an "unincorporated territory" of the United States. This means it is part of the U.S. but does not have all the same rights as a U.S. state.

Early Population Counts

In 1899, the United States government took a count of all the people in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. The census found that 169 people lived in the Mameyal barrio at that time.

The population of Mameyal has changed a lot over the years. Here's how many people lived there during different census years:

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 169
1910 529 213.0%
1920 581 9.8%
1930 474 −18.4%
1940 478 0.8%
1950 273 −42.9%
1980 58
1990 37 −36.2%
2000 36 −2.7%
2010 11 −69.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Sectors and Local Areas

What are Sectors?

Barrios like Mameyal are often divided into even smaller local areas. These smaller areas are called sectores (which means sectors in English). Think of them like neighborhoods within a larger area.

Types of Sectors

The names for these sectores can be different. Some are just called "sector." Others might be called urbanización (a planned housing area), reparto (a land division), barriada (a neighborhood), or residencial (a residential complex).

Comunidad Mameyal Sector

There is a specific sector called Comunidad Mameyal. Even though it has "Mameyal" in its name, this sector is actually counted as part of the Higuillar barrio.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Mameyal (Dorado) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Dorado, Puerto Rico
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